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On 5 January 2026, in Sivaganga, the Tamil Nadu government began handing out free laptops under the 'Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil' scheme. The plan covers 20 lakh students in phases, with 10 lakh in the first phase. It includes s...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an article, 'Somnath: 1,000 years of unbroken faith', marking a thousand years since Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the Somnath Temple in 1026 CE. The temple is at Prabhas Patan near Veraval...
Telangana now has India's first commercial rainbow trout farm in a tropical climate. The Smart Green Aquaculture Farm and Research Institute is at Kandukur mandal in Ranga Reddy district. Rainbow trout normally grows onl...
IIT Madras has set up the IITM Global Research Foundation to widen its international work in research, teaching, innovation and start-ups. The institute wants to grow into a multinational university with a presence beyon...
In January 2026, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced the expansion of several welfare schemes aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of marginalized communities. The expansion focused on increasing financial...
Karnataka recorded its highest-ever number of organ donors - 198 in 2025 - as recorded by Jeevasarthakathe, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) of Karnataka. The state ranked third in India after T...
Under Mission Mausam, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has built India's own automatic weather stations using 3D printing. The stations run on solar power and send live readings of temperature, wind, humidity...
Two pilot credit schemes were launched under Niryat Protsahan, the financial-support arm of the Export Promotion Mission. The Interest Subvention Scheme gives eligible exporters 2.75% support on rupee export loans. The C...
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department announced the first phase of the All-India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2026, part of the world's largest wildlife monitoring exercise conducted every four years by the National Tiger Conserva...
In January 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) continued to advance its space capabilities through key mission developments and technological progress. The organisation focused on deploying advanced Earth...
Venture Intelligence data shows that private equity and venture capital firms put about $3,513 million into Tamil Nadu-based companies in 2025, across 61 deals. That is 20% more by value than in 2024. Funding fell sharpl...
The Centre launched the Market Access Support (MAS) intervention to help Indian exporters reach foreign markets. It sits under the NIRYAT DISHA sub-scheme of the Export Promotion Mission and mainly targets MSMEs and firs...
